Blazers C Chris Kaman (ankle) out Wednesday

by R.J. White | CBSSports.com

(2/10/15) Trail Blazers center Chris Kaman will not play in Wednesday's game against the Lakers due to a right ankle sprain, the team announced.

Kaman also missed one game last week while dealing with a back injury. He played a total of 30 minutes in his last two games combined, scoring eight points and grabbing eight rebounds. Kaman has averaged 8.9 points and 6.7 rebounds in 50 games.

The Blazers are 12 1/2-point favorites at home Wednesday.

Blazers C Chris Kaman active Saturday vs. Mavericks

by R.J. White | CBSSports.com

(2/7/15) Trail Blazers center Chris Kaman is active for Saturday's matchup with the Mavericks in Dallas.

Kaman was a late scratch from Wednesday's game due to lower back pain. While the team took the step of removing him from the active list, there's no indication of how much playing time the center will see in Saturday's game, if any. He has averaged 9.1 points and 6.8 rebounds in 20.5 minutes per game.

Kaman is averaging 9.1 points and 6.8 rebounds through 48 games this season. He was a late scratch Thursday against the Suns due to lower back spasms. Meyers Leonard will see an increased role if the 32-year-old Kaman is unable to play.

Chris Kaman a late scratch for Trail Blazers

by Shawn Krest | CBSSports.com

(2/5/15) An hour before game time, the Trail Blazers announced that Chris Kaman would not play against the Suns, Thursday night.

Kaman was a late scratch from the game due to lower back pain. He's averaging 9.1 points and 6.8 rebounds this year.

Portland is a 4.5 point favorite over the visiting Suns.

Robin Lopez's return makes Chris Kaman expendable for Fantasy

by Chris Towers | CBSSports.com

(2/4/15) Trail Blazers center Chris Kaman is owned in 34 percent of CBSSports.com leagues, a number that should be dropping after Robin Lopez's return from a hand injury Tuesday.

Kaman's production hasn't been terribly impressive overall even with Lopez out, as he averaged just 8.4 points and 7.6 rebounds per game over the last 22 games. However, he certainly had some stretches of solid play, including an eight-game stretch where he scored in double figures five times and averaging 9.6 points and 8.8 rebounds per game.

With Lopez back, however, the chances of him being Fantasy relevant are pretty low. He averaged just 19.0 minutes per game prior to Lopez's injury, and was scoreless on three field-goal attempts in Lopez's return. With how many young centers with upside have emerged this season, owning a low-ceiling player like Kaman really doesn't make much sense.

He had his moments last year when the Lakers were without anything resembling a serviceable center, but Chris Kaman's days of Fantasy relevance are well behind him. The Trail Blazers signed him to back up Robin Lopez, who averaged 31.7 minutes per game last season. There's not enough opportunity in Portland to consider Kaman worth drafting.
(Updated 8/27/14)